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= May First/People Link Services =
== Common Hosting Services ==
This space outlines the services MF/PL members can access.
'''Shared Hosting'''
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MF/PL provides hosting services as a benefit to members so the allocation of resources doesn't follow an 'a la carte' style price list for services like
commercial hosting providers. Instead we work with our members to provide services relevant to their needs.
To begin with, members receive server space with
* 1 CPU and 2 GB RAM (more can be requested)
* Git
* PHP
* MySQL
* Drush
* Apache
'''Virtual Private Server'''
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We do offer a VPS for members who contribute larger membership dues. Reach out if you're interested in this option.
'''Websites'''
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May First/People Link members can create any kind of web site they want, using [wiki:sftp SecureFTP] to copy files over, or using our [https://members.mayfirst.org/cp members control panel] to install a [wiki:faq/drupal/install Drupal] or [wiki:faq/get-dedicated-wiki Mediawiki]. You can also install by hand most other major web applications, like [wiki:faq/wordpress/WordPressInstall WordPress].
'''Email'''
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Despite claims that email is dead, our members use it and use it massively. You can [wiki:faq/email/add-email-address add as many email accounts], and then check your email [wiki:faq/email/configure-email using your own email client] on your phone or desktop computer, or you can use our [https://members.mayfirst.org/ webmail system].
'''Email lists'''
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Email lists are one of the most frequently requested services. You can [wiki:mailman_create create as many email lists] as you want and make them [wiki:mailman_private_public public or private].
== Extra Services ==
The following services are all available to all members (and some are open to the general public).
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'''Share documents with ownCloud.''' May First/People Link members can [wiki:owncloud share and synchronize documents] with other users through our ownCloud service. You can share documents with your friends, synchronize them to your computer or cell phone, make the publicly available via the web, and you can even edit them on the web.
In addition, you can use this program to synchronize your contacts and calendar on your cell phone, allowing you to backup your sensitive personal data via May First/People Link rather than Google or Apple. No need to synchronize your data to the corporate cloud!
The ownCloud services comes with programs you can install on Linux, Macintosh or Windows computers to synchronize the files. There are also apps for Android and iPhone. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie.
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'''Web conference with Jitsi Meet.''' Do you want to have a video conference call? No need to install special software or pay for a skype account. You can do it with free software and just a web browser. Send all of your meeting participants a simple link that they click on and you can all talk with each other and see each other.
Perfect for collaborating with people in different locations or when you can't all be in the same room for a meeting. For full directions, see our [wiki:web-conference web conference page]. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie.
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'''Instant Messaging/Chat (xmpp)'''. We run our own federated chat service. Any member with a valid May First/People Link user account can [wiki:how-to/jabber start using it immediately]. Your handle is your username followed by @mayfirst.org. By using an open protocol, May First/People Link users can communicate with other services that also use the XMPP protocol. Our server supports text, video and audio!
In addition, our service supports the "Off the Record" (OTR) option - which ensures that your conversation is not only confidential, but also provides "deniable authentication" meaning that nobody can prove the communication was sent by you. We have also enabled OMEMO encryption (newer and stronger than OTR), which is in use by some instant messaging apps and soon to be adopted by others.
You can connect via a desktop chat client or an Android or iPhone application. And the best part is that most chat clients can connect to our service, allowing you to continue chatting with your friends while also providing the opportunity to securely chat with people using XMPP. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/ross
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'''Social Networking.''' You won't find us on Facebook, but you will find us on https://social.mayfirst.org/, May First/People Link's social networking site. Unlike similar corporate services, social.mayfirst.org is federated - meaning you can be friends with people who are on other servers. There are hundreds of other sites running the samesoftware. Additionally, if you have a twitter account, you can configure your https://social.mayfirst.org/ account to resend all messages to your twitter account. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/srevilak, https://id.mayfirst.org/jaimev
'''Simple Audio Conference with Mumble.''' Need a simple, audio-only conference system that runs over low-bandwidth connection on Windows, Linux, Mac and even your android phone? Our [wiki:mumble mumble server] is the way to go. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jaimev (see #10641)
''' Broadcast audio or video with Icecast.''' Our icecast servers allow users to [wiki:free-video-streaming-technology broadcast audio and video to a mass audience]. You can use either of our two servers (http://a.stream.mayfirst.org:8000/ or http://b.stream.mayfirst.org:8000/). Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/erq
'''Share spreadsheets with EtherCalc.''' We also have a combination wiki + spreadsheet accessible via https://calc.mayfirst.org/. Anyone can use it to collaboratively and simultaneously work on spreadsheet documents. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie
== Behind the scenes ==
The following services may not be immediately visible to most users are may be taken for granted, but they are nonetheless a critical part of our organization.
* We offer two different webmail services, one is called [https://webmail.mayfirst.org/ Horde] (maintained by https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie) and the other is called [https://roundcube.mayfirst.org/ Roundcube] (maintained by https://id.mayfirst.org/srevilak).
* Trac. That the site you are looking at. It's our internal support tracking system. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/dkg
* OpenPGP server. May First/People Link contributes to the global network of OpenPGP key servers with keys.mayfirst.org. This service isn't limited to just May First/People Link members, but is available to everyone on the Internet. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/dkg
* The [wiki:control-panel Members control panel] allows members to update their hosting services. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie
* To enable members to login to various services with their existing username and password, we have a [wiki:login-service login service].
* Our OpenID server provides a single sign on to several web apps (https://id.mayfirst.org/). maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie
== Experimental Services ==
These services are not recommended for general use because they are experimental and/or are being tested by members:
* Mexcla. May First/People Link believes in language justice - the ability for everyone to speak in their chosen langugae. Toward this goal, we have developed a conferencing system that allows for simultaneous interpretation. The software, known as mexcla, [wiki:freeswitch-mexcla can be accessed via the phone, voice over IP or via a web site]. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie
* Live provides video conferencing via the web: https://live.mayfirst.org/
* [https://www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime/ Airtime], it's an online radio platform that allows distributed collaboration among radio show production enthusiasts: http://airtime.mayfirst.org
* [https://freeswitch.org/ FreeSWITCH], our internet telephony platform at talk.mayfirst.org , for us to test our communications with SIP clients
== Chopping Block ==
These services will be retired.
* LimeSurvey provides the ability to survey a group of people via the web: http://survey.mayfirst.org. See #10638
== Proposed new services ==
* Setup our own git server (see #8033)
* Setup a [https://www.loomio.org/ loomio instance]
* Setup OpenStreetMaps server. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/joseph
* Operate a Tor Exit node. https://id.mayfirst.org/srevilak
* Project/tasks management for organizations (#12667)